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  1. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    You guys are thinking about this too hard. Make crit gems only apply to that weapon, like any other stat that had stacking problems. Now you can balance 1H vs 2H easily.
  2. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    What about the fragments part of the buff?
  3. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    That is correct. But I think that's inconsequential to the discussion. The takeaway is that most players like the new drop rate(maybe a tad high) while most players still hate Kadala. My contribution is that the arbitrary limit on blood shards is not helping player attitude of Kadala. And...
  4. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Drop rate is good, I'm hoping they keep it where it is. Souls are starting to stack up to the point where the opportunity cost isn't so high, thus I can I reroll legendaries that aren't 3 out of 4 primary affixes. Thus making you feel better about shitty drops, maybe you can partially fix them...
  5. Deathwing

    Smartphones

    I don't see that happening. ATT already knocks $15 off per month for each phone you bring. VZW I think is the only major retailer not offering a plan that discounts for already having a phone. Unless you count that edge crap in some twisted way.
  6. Deathwing

    Smartphones

    I'd buy phones outright even if they were a (slight)financial loss compared to a subsidized contract. Anything that hides true prices from the consumer(hi2u healthcare industry) just promotes bad decisions from the consumers and non-competitiveness. This is really one of the instances where...
  7. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Did they have a degree?
  8. Deathwing

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Cultural stigma for fat guys is much less than it is for fat women.
  9. Deathwing

    Weight Loss Thread

    What do you mean by "felt especially low"? You were still thirsty after drinking 2 liters? Have you talked to a doctor yet?
  10. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Because it makes the recruiting job much easier. How do you filter through resumes if you don't have that criteria? Also, imagine how many applications you would get if anyone with a bit of experience applied to a job because the expectation that a degree was not as important(kinda like certs...
  11. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Yes, maybe more so.
  12. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Well, yeah, just say stuns then and be done with it. To be fair, I think end game fire monks use Sankis and Sun Keeper. Did they change Odyn Son? I used it at 60 and to I don't remember it proccing on single targets. And certainly not for the damage I've been seeing claimed.
  13. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    The mechanics of the procs cannot be that simplified. GNK is a piercing AE fireball that hits the immediate target twice and procs every LTK(which is every attack if you go that build). SoH does not proc every attack and the bolts don't pierce.
  14. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    So, you're saying monks can solo clear T6 with the same speed and survivability as other non-dex classes? No, life steal is gone. LoH is unchanged.
  15. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Life steal is gone, can't depend on that to sustain you while you setup EP. But by all means, play what is fun. They haven't said monks are getting a rework. Their sets are.
  16. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    That I find much more reasonable. One of the top things I would tell myself 10 years ago is not interview like a fucking idiot.
  17. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    People don't become 5-10 year experienced programmers magically!
  18. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Really? Well, I guess I should also admit I suck at FPS games, maybe that's related. How do you guys deal with EP giving basically nothing for healing while using it?
  19. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Ah, that's a totally different topic. I noticed once I hit the 5 year mark, my job prospects really opened up. Hell, my last job search only lasted 6 weeks. I wonder when/if this going to become a big problem. Lots of companies don't want to deal with new graduates.
  20. Deathwing

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    wut
  21. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Where did I say EP wasn't effective? Great for groups if you like being the bitch. The problem is just about every other ability is "click in this general area" while EP, for efficient use, is "click on this specific target". Other times where you have to pick out a specific target, like a...
  22. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    The launch and user requirement might be a bit high. For example, my senior project was an ultrasonic camera. It worked relatively well(the resolution was shit) but sure didn't make any products or launch. I understand your viewpoint, and if I could go back and tell myself what to do...
  23. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Do senior year projects count?
  24. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    One disentombed hulk and and 5 quillfiends, quick, palm the right mobs! Or a large pack of split-in-half zombies with exactly 2 regular zombies in the middle, palm the right mobs! I think using the duration of EP as the time window is the wrong way to analyze it. You always want to palm...
  25. Deathwing

    Gravy's Cooking Thread

    Some suggestions from the method I use for french toast(which is basically Alton Brown's recipe): try some challah bread prepare the french toast separately and then add the peanut butter and banana when you put the toast in the oven to set the custard
  26. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Sure, but that doesn't apply to the discussion. People like joz123 rarely have delivered products. What do you use as criteria then?
  27. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Someone else pointed, STR users are just fine, DEX -> dodge is the problem. STI might not be required in the strictest sense, you can probably gear it out through matching all your secondary resists with OWE, but it's still a pretty good defensive passive. Because EP's gameplay is horrible...
  28. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Normalize by age and I think that would be a useful statistic. There are still a lot of older programmers that got into the industry during its infancy and before hiring practices were more standardized. I think wage is the wrong metric. Unless you include all the people that looked for a...
  29. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    The consulting firms themselves have the credentials, not the developers. They hired some no names and their reputation might suffer for it. Totally different than some one-man startup. I could fill the screen red with links describing HR practices of just throwing out resumes without...
  30. Deathwing

    What do you do?

    It's your call to make, I don't know your relationship between you and your boss. But I would lean towards looking out for yourself first. What does telling her get you? Once you have interviews and requests for references lined up, ask her permission to use her as one. Then at least you're...
  31. Deathwing

    What do you do?

    Why did you do that?
  32. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    He said decent job, not shit job. Nobody is going to work with a Joz's Consulting Agency when his list of credentials is 1-2 lines long. People get into consulting when they have the experience to back up the risk involved.
  33. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    That's a poor bandaid at best. It doesn't fix that STI and OWE would still be required. It would allow other classes to better optimize their gear than a monk(globe is useful for at least half the classes) while simultaneously driving up reroll cost quite fast. How about they fix dodge and...
  34. Deathwing

    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Antarius would have powered on through.
  35. Deathwing

    Smartphones

    Phones must be getting powerful enough by now to allow for virtual machines of other operating system, right?
  36. Deathwing

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Doesn't look any faster than what other classes can pull at T6, and still quite squishy.
  37. Deathwing

    IT/Software career thread: Invert binary trees for dollars.

    Perhaps the better question to ask is not "possible" but "likely".
  38. Deathwing

    Anyone speak Icelandic?

    It's a safe bet that most of the population of Iceland speaks Icelandic.
  39. Deathwing

    Smartphones

    I'm not asking you to get me the specifics. I'm just asking you to consider that high volume and high income does not, by themselves, paint a good business picture. If you aren't making any profit of your products, or even selling them at a loss, all the volume and income in the world won't...